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7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Red Sox Curse

By On September 1, 2010 In Sports With 4 Comments Permanent Link to 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Red Sox CursePermalink

For Red Sox fans, 2004 ushered in the dawn of a new era; an era where it is no longer cosmically impossible for Boston to win a World Series. Just for good measure, the Red Sox won the World Series again in 2007. But what about that pesky 86-year drought? Was there really a curse preventing the Sox from being successful? Here's a chronological breakdown that will teach you everything you need to… [Read more]

Championship Drought: The Longest Running Curses in Sports History

By On December 8, 2009 In Sports With 2 Comments Permanent Link to Championship Drought: The Longest Running Curses in Sports HistoryPermalink

A good sports curse is like a fine wine; it usually gets better with age. Short-term sporting woes can usually be explained away by a litany of excuses, from poor management to plain bad luck. While there is no set formula for deciding when simple bad luck turns into a curse, when the championship droughts last for so long and defy the obvious explanations when people look to the supernatural. Here's… [Read more]

What the Turducken? A History of the Turducken

By On November 24, 2009 In Sports With No Comments Permanent Link to What the Turducken? A History of the TurduckenPermalink

Thanksgiving is supposed to be the time of year when we all state what we're grateful for. For most guys, there's a handful of things to celebrate. Internet porn, beer, football and pizza immediately come to mind. But, during the last couple of years something else has found it's way into the grateful category. I'm talking about the one and only turducken. If you've paid attention to John… [Read more]

Star Athletes Who Loved the Nose Candy

By On November 17, 2009 In Sports With 2 Comments Permanent Link to Star Athletes Who Loved the Nose CandyPermalink

You would think being a sports superstar would be an easy life, and for most athletes it is. There’s the money, the fame, and the women, the three-headed hydra of delight that is promised to any star athlete. However, we all know where there’s money there is that temptation to blow it all away, and what better expensive and self-destructive temptress than drugs. More than one athlete has pissed… [Read more]

The 6 Most Successful Sports Careers Defined by a Single Moment of Failure

By On November 10, 2009 In Sports With 30 Comments Permanent Link to The 6 Most Successful Sports Careers Defined by a Single Moment of FailurePermalink

Remember Scott Norwood as the guy who passed O.J. Simpson as the Buffalo Bills all-time leading scorer? Probably not. He’s better remembered as the guy who pushed a long field goal wide, thereby losing Super Bowl XXV for the Bills. This inspired the plot to “Ace: Ventura, Pet Detective”, thus allowing Jim Carrey to make about four dozen stinkers. This final infraction has doomed the placekicker… [Read more]

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